The Learning Experience Platform
As institutions have grown increasingly disillusioned by the failed promise of their VLE/LMS to deliver a meaningful learning experience, chatter surrounding the desire for a next generation learning platform to emerge has grown increasingly louder.
Although the VLE/LMS may have been the first step in digitising aspects of teaching and learning, the most commonly highlighted flaw in the fundamental design of the LMS is that, whilst it has been somewhat “successful in the administration of learning, it has been less so in the enabling of learning itself” and all too often is used more like a filing cabinet than a learning platform.
Institutional leaders are in search of a teaching and learning solution that ensures the relevance of their institution in the next 10 years while improving access and outcomes for students today.
Educators are asking for something that makes their lives easier while enabling the kind of impactful learning experience that stays with students far beyond exam day.
Where the VLE/LMS brought content online, the Learning Experience Platform (LXP) makes it easy for educators to bring great learning experiences online.
How Is An LXP Different?
The goal of the LXP is to create a digital space in which community-driven, active learning happens.
Whilst the notion might seem obvious, previous generations of digital learning platforms have failed to accomplish this.
The VLE/LMS has overwhelmingly become the place where documents are housed, assignments are turned in, grades are shared, and not much more. Educators around the globe will tell you that the bulk of actual learning happens offline.
The LXP flips the underpinning of today’s digital “learning” environment on its head by putting good pedagogy at the core of the experience and making it easy for educators to deliver the kind of engaging learning experience once only achievable in a face-to-face setting. Rather than merely digitising the more transactional elements of course administration, the LXP helps turn education strategies into learning experiences. It succeeds where others have failed, creating a digital space that breaks down the barriers to high quality teaching and learning.
How Does It Work?
The LXP is a digital learning environment focused on driving engagement and deepening students’ learning. In order to do that, the LXP prioritises the learning community as a critical component of the learning experience, ensuring students are always connected to peers and educators, and encourages meaningful interaction. The LXP makes it easy for all educators to effectively use active learning approaches and build stronger relationships with their students. And, the LXP promotes the thoughtful design and delivery of a truly hybrid learning experience that enables the shift from face to face to online in a seamless way.
Aula: The Learning Experience Platform for Higher Education
At Aula, we’ve built an LXP that sets educators up for success in delivering life-changing learning experiences. We do this by bringing the community to the core of every learning experience and significantly reducing the time it takes for educators to shift to active learning and hybrid approaches. Learn more about Aula’s platform.
